PET
- microPET is Concorde's dedicated small animal
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanner.
The objective of the
microPET product line is to significantly improve
the performance and reduce the cost for
applications in small laboratory animals compared
with currently available clinical PET systems.
Demand for a dedicated high performance animal
PET scanner comes from a range of biomedical
research disciplines with an interest in using
PET to study animal models of human disease. Non-invasive,
in vivo imaging with microPET allows serial and
longitudinal studies to be performed in the same
animal giving researchers the opportunity to
follow a single animal over time and to monitor
the effects of interventions on disease
progression and outcome. microPET is also ideal
for studying genetically modified animals and
will therefore be a particularly valuable tool in
animal models which exhibit high variability and
in situations where a particular animal is unique
or valuable.
For PET reservation, please contact Phillip S. Sherman at 734-764-0513.